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Waldorf Man Driving Impaired With 7-Year-Old Child Crashes Into Loaded School Bus Transporting Football Team in Charles County

Waldorf Man Driving Impaired With 7-Year-Old Child Crashes Into Loaded School Bus Transporting Football Team in Charles County

On Monday, September 29th, 2025, at approximately 8:12 p.m., officers responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a school bus in the 3700 block of Leonardtown Road in Waldorf. The investigation revealed that the driver of a Camaro, traveling southbound on Leonardtown Road, struck the rear of a school bus carrying members of the...
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Prince George’s Man Charged After Stealing Ambulance from Charles County Hospital

Prince George’s Man Charged After Stealing Ambulance from Charles County Hospital

Kevin Lewis Miller, 43, of Upper Marlboro, has been charged with felony theft and unlawful taking of a motor vehicle after allegedly stealing a ambulance valued at approximately $250,000 from the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center on the night of September 13, 2025. According to court documents, the Charles County Department of...
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UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years for Fatal Shooting of Ex-Wife

UPDATE: Lexington Park Man Sentenced to Life Plus Five Years for Fatal Shooting of Ex-Wife

UPDATE 9/29/2025: State’s Attorney Jaymi Sterling announced today that Jayson David Pressley, 39, of Lexington Park, Maryland, was sentenced to LIFE in prison plus an additional five years for first-degree murder and the use of a firearm in the commission of a crime of violence for a domestically related fatal shooting. On January 3,...
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Mechanicsville Mother Charged with Child Neglect After Children Call 911 from Trash-Filled Home

Mechanicsville Mother Charged with Child Neglect After Children Call 911 from Trash-Filled Home

Irene Elizabeth Hammond, 33, of Mechanicsville, has been formally charged with two counts of misdemeanor child neglect following an incident on August 21, 2025, in which her two children called 911 after she allegedly passed out from drinking inside their home. According to charging documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County,...
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UPDATE: Sheriff’s Deputy Injured After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser; Suspect Also Faces Drug Charges

UPDATE: Sheriff’s Deputy Injured After Drunk Driver Crashes Into Cruiser; Suspect Also Faces Drug Charges

Newly obtained court documents provide additional information about the September 26, 2025, crash in Mechanicsville that left a St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s deputy injured and led to multiple charges against Juwaun Tirek Queen, 22, of Hollywood. According to the statement of probable cause, Queen was driving a silver Toyota Corolla when he ran a...
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Fake News of ICE Conducting Raids or Operating in St. Mary’s County Busted By Police

Fake News of ICE Conducting Raids or Operating in St. Mary’s County Busted By Police

The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office is aware of social media posts circulating in the community that claim Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is conducting raids in Lexington Park neighborhoods today, September 29, 2025. After confirming directly with the regional ICE office, we can state that there are no ICE operations taking place in...
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4-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Possible Overdose in Charles County, Police Investigating

4-Year-Old Flown to Children’s Center After Possible Overdose in Charles County, Police Investigating

Police are currently investigating an incident that sent a 4-year-old child to the Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., on Sunday night, September 28, 2025. Around 9:20 p.m., First Responders responded to the 5900 block of Port Tobacco Road in Indian Head, for the reported 4-year-old female having ineffective breathing. 911 callers had...
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UPDATE: Victim in Critical Condition, Police Searching for Baltimore Man Wanted for Attempted Murder in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Victim in Critical Condition, Police Searching for Baltimore Man Wanted for Attempted Murder in Lexington Park

On Saturday, September 27, at around 5:17 p.m., 2025, First Responders were dispatched to the 21000 block of North Essex Drive in Lexington Park, for the reported motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. Two additional 911 callers then reported a stabbing and assault at the same location. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office did...
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Remembering Our Fallen Heroes On The 17th Anniversary of MSP Aviation Trooper 2 Crash

Remembering Our Fallen Heroes On The 17th Anniversary of MSP Aviation Trooper 2 Crash

On September 28th, 2025, we remember our fallen heroes and victims on the 17th anniversary of the Maryland State Police Aviation Command’s Trooper 2 crash. September 27th, 2008, Trooper 2 responded to Waldorf, Charles County Maryland to assist the Waldorf Volunteer Fire Department with a motor vehicle crash. On scene, two patients were identified...
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69-Year-Old Man Flown to Trauma Center After Accidentally Shooting Himself in Hand

69-Year-Old Man Flown to Trauma Center After Accidentally Shooting Himself in Hand

On Friday, September 26, 2025, at approximately 11:08 a.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the CTE Firearms located in the 23000 block of Daniel Farm Lane in Hollywood, for the reported accidental shooting. 911 callers reported a 69-year-old male had accidentally shot himself in the hand. EMS arrived on the scene and...
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Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Near Nanjemoy Volunteer Firehouse

Police Investigating Fatal Motor Vehicle Crash Near Nanjemoy Volunteer Firehouse

On Friday, September 26, 2025, at approximately 12:57 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services were dispatched to the Nanjemoy Volunteer Fire Station 4, located at 4260 Port Tobacco Road in Nanjemoy, for a serious motor vehicle collision in front of the firehouse. Nanjemoy Fire Chief 4 reported a motor vehicle collision in front...
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Texas Man Held in St. Mary’s County on Fugitive Warrant for Child Pornography Charges

Texas Man Held in St. Mary’s County on Fugitive Warrant for Child Pornography Charges

Luke T. Langston, 22, of Willis, Texas, is being held without bond in St. Mary’s County after authorities executed a fugitive warrant alleging he fled Texas while facing charges related to child pornography. According to court documents filed in the District Court for St. Mary’s County, Langston was taken into custody on September 24,...
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Charles County Man Held Without Bond After Gun Displayed in Drug Deal at Waldorf Shopping Center

Charles County Man Held Without Bond After Gun Displayed in Drug Deal at Waldorf Shopping Center

Taisian Marquet Owens, 28, of Waldorf, has been formally charged with armed robbery and attempted theft following an alleged incident involving cannabis at a local shopping center, according to court documents filed in Charles County District Court. Owens is accused of attempting to rob an adult male victim while displaying a handgun during a...
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UPDATE: Lothian Man Dead and 14-Year-Old Passenger Seriously Injured After Fleeing Police While Travelling Wrong-Way on Route 4

UPDATE: Lothian Man Dead and 14-Year-Old Passenger Seriously Injured After Fleeing Police While Travelling Wrong-Way on Route 4

UPDATE 9/24/2025: On September 23, 2025, at approximately 7:55 p.m., Southern District officers were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash on Route 4 near Route 258 in Lothian involving a motorcycle. The investigation revealed that a Yamaha sport bike was traveling Northbound in the Southbound lanes of Route 4 when it struck a Cadillac...
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Mechanicsville Man Facing Drug, Ammunition, and Child Neglect Charges Following Search Warrant Execution

Mechanicsville Man Facing Drug, Ammunition, and Child Neglect Charges Following Search Warrant Execution

James Roy Chase II, 38, of Mechanicsville, has been charged with multiple drug-related offenses, illegal possession of ammunition, and child neglect following the execution of a residential and body search warrant by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office earlier this month. According to court documents, deputies executed the search on September 5, 2025, at...
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Reward Offered After Multiple Children Robbed at Gunpoint for Tennis Shoes in Waldorf

Reward Offered After Multiple Children Robbed at Gunpoint for Tennis Shoes in Waldorf

On Sunday, September 21, 2025, at approximately 9:10 p.m., officers responded to the 11800 block of Edmont Place in Waldorf for a report of an armed robbery. The investigation revealed that several suspects approached three victims, displayed a handgun, and robbed them of a pair of designer tennis shoes and a backpack. After taking...
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Maryland Audit Finds Social Services Agency Repeatedly Failed to Protect Foster Children, Placed Children Into Homes with 7 Registered Sex Offenders

Maryland Audit Finds Social Services Agency Repeatedly Failed to Protect Foster Children, Placed Children Into Homes with 7 Registered Sex Offenders

A state audit released on September 12th, 2025, has found that Maryland’s Social Services Administration (SSA) repeatedly failed to protect children in its care between May 2020 and May 2024, allowing them to live in unsafe environments, miss essential medical care, and, in hundreds of cases, be placed in hotels under unlicensed supervision. The...
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One Transported to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in St. Inigoes

One Transported to Trauma Center After Head-on Collision in St. Inigoes

On Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at approximately 3:22 p.m., police, firefighters and emergency medical services responded to the area of Point Lookout Road and Heritage Lane in St. Inigoes, for the serious motor vehicle collision with one trapped. Crews from NAS Webster Field and Ridge VFD responded with first arriving units confirming a head-on...
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La Plata Man Arrested After Barricade, Assaulting Woman and Child

La Plata Man Arrested After Barricade, Assaulting Woman and Child

On Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at 8:30 p.m., officers responded to the 6300 block of Nelson Drive in La Plata for a report of a domestic assault in which the suspect, Christopher Dale Buchanan, 37, of La Plata, had assaulted a woman and a young child. During the incident, Buchanan choked the woman, assaulted...
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Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille is Pleased to Announce New Leonardtown Location!

Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille is Pleased to Announce New Leonardtown Location!

Rucci’s Italian Kitchen & Grille made the exciting announcement today that they’re opening a second location in downtown Leonardtown! The family owned business is pleased to be right in the heart of historic Leonardtown and cannot wait to bring the freshest & finest quality Italian fare and our bar featuring 100+ Bourbons, great Wine...
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Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Lusby

Calvert County Sheriff’s Office Investigating Shooting in Lusby

On September 16, 2025, at approximately 11:59 a.m., deputies from the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 1100 block of Golden West Way in Lusby for the report of an abandoned 911 call. While en route, deputies were advised that the caller had reestablished contact and reported that an unknown suspect had...
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Waldorf Felon Sentenced to 16-Years for Murdering His Girlfriend’s Husband

Waldorf Felon Sentenced to 16-Years for Murdering His Girlfriend’s Husband

Keyon Slaughter, 28, of Waldorf, Maryland, was sentenced to 16 years in prison for the December 2022 murder of Dana Bailey, Jr., announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Slaughter pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed on June 20, 2025. Slaughter was sentenced on September 12, 2025, by the Honorable Danya Dayson. In addition...
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Developing The Workforce! Navy Selects Four NAWCAD WOLF Engineers for Leadership Program

Developing The Workforce! Navy Selects Four NAWCAD WOLF Engineers for Leadership Program

The Navy recently selected four members of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division at Webster Outlying Field (NAWCAD WOLF) workforce for one of its flagship leadership development plans, the Journey Leadership Development Program (JLDP). “Developing the next generation of leaders is one of the most important NAWCAD WOLF strategic imperatives,” said NAWCAD WOLF...
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UPDATE: Suspect Arrested for Attempted Murder After 3 Hour Long Barricade Situation in Lexington Park

UPDATE: Suspect Arrested for Attempted Murder After 3 Hour Long Barricade Situation in Lexington Park

UPDATE 9/16/2025: Deputies from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office responded late Monday night to a report that a man had fired a weapon at a woman following an argument at a home in Lexington Park. The call came in at approximately 10:28 p.m. on September 15 from a residence in the 45000 block...
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One In Custody Following Police Incident in Lexington Park

One In Custody Following Police Incident in Lexington Park

UPDATE @6:50 P.M., Police have one suspect in custody. No reported injuries. 9/15/2025: Police are currently on the scene of an active barricade situation on Marshal Boulevard in Lexington Park. The St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, SMCSO Emergency Services Team and Maryland State Police remain on the scene. The Sheriff’s Office has not released...
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